Nearly 26,000 Personal Computers Affected World-Wide

TOKYO—Sony Corp. said Friday there was a risk that batteries made by Panasonic Corp. in nearly 26,000 of Sony's newest Vaio personal computers could overheat and catch fire, the latest product glitch for the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant.

As a result, Sony is asking customers to stop using its Vaio Fit 11A laptop as soon as possible.

Sony said it had received three reports of batteries overheating causing...